British Commonwealth of Nations: Unconscious Jest

Intimates of the Prince of
Wales lay back weakly in easy chairs and gasped that another jest like
that from which they had just recovered would be the death of them.

"Midwife!" They husked and found strength to roar again. "Licensed
Honorary Midwife, Medic and Surgeon! Oh Edward, Edward! The
great-grandson of Victoria a midwife!" Scandalized, such servitors as
were present blushed a fitting and dignified reproof at these
immoderate words.

Edward of Wales, however, had foreborne to blush on the occasion when
the jest was unconsciously...